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Re: Strong or weak form of Some?

In 'some of the <superlative>' 'some' is always strong, and 'of' is weak: /'sʌmǝv/. Come to think of it even without the superlative it would be strong: 'I want /'sʌmǝv/ that' - there, the /v/ might elide too.

Re: Strong or weak form of Some?

Originally Posted by BobK

In 'some of the <superlative>' 'some' is always strong, and 'of' is weak: /'sʌmǝv/. Come to think of it even without the superlative it would be strong: 'I want /'sʌmǝv/ that' - there, the /v/ might elide too.